Editor Salary

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What Editors actually earn, benchmarked from real postings that disclose pay. Figures are USD only, with no currency conversion.

Editors earn a median of $107K (USD), based on 126 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $83K and $137K, with the full range running $24K to $250K.

Salary

Median
$107K
USD/yr
Average
$113K
USD/yr
Minimum
$24K
USD/yr
Maximum
$250K
USD/yr
Based on 126 disclosed USD postings · Editor, USD-disclosed

Based only on postings that disclose pay, counted in USD with no conversion. Native-currency pay by country is on the salary hub; see the full methodology.

Seniority mix

Senior75
Junior27
Lead11
C-level7
Intern5
Director1

Employment type

full time247
contract51
freelance21
part time13
intern3
temporary1

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